Source Selection Review

Information Need	Source	Searching tool
Background information and bibliography on a subject Dates, statistics, quotations relating to a subject	Encyclopedias	Online catalog
Detailed treatment of academic or popular subjects for scholars or a general audience Bibliography on a subject	Books	Online catalog
Information on current events, trends, and issues for a mass audience Information on popular culture-- movies, sports, etc.	Magazines	Index or database
Current local, national, and international news Informed opinion on a recent political event Information on popular culture	Newspapers	Index or database
Scholarly analysis of some aspect of a subject Original research in a discipline Bibliography on a subject	Journal articles	Index or database
Most current information on most topics Company and government information Information on popular culture	Web sites	World Wide Web

 

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